Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Jr. Sharks & DC Capitals share NAPHL regular season championship

The San Jose Jr. Sharks claimed the NAPHL regular season title after going 5-0 in the NAPHL's last regular season showcase event in Darien, IL. San Jose defeated the DC Capitals earlier in their only meeting by a 5-1 score to take the NAPHL regular season outright championship, even though both teams finished with 43 points. 

The top eight teams who finished in the NAPHL regular season standings qualified for the NAPHL Gold Championship series playoffs. The other six teams include: Lansing Capitals, Indiana Jr. Ice, Milwaukee Jr. Admirals, Detroit Falcons, Rocky Mountain Roughriders and Wenatchee Jr. Wild. 


In fact, the last playoff spot came down to a shootout in the one of the last games of the regular season. Pittsburgh Viper Stars and Wenatchee Jr. Wild both had 29 points, and the winner would earn the last and eighth playoff spot. After both teams were tied at the end of regulation, the game went to a sudden death shootout. In the seventh round, Wenatchee's Glithero came up with the game winning shootout goal in dramatic fashion. Wenatchee won 2-1 in a shootout to claim the final playoff birth.  


The NAPHL Playoffs and Consolation Series will take place February 18-21 in Troy, Michigan. The Championship games of both the playoffs and consolation series will be held at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube, home of the US NTDP. 


Final NAPHL Regular Season Standings:

GPWLOTLPTSWPCTGFGA
San Jose Jr Sharks 18U252131430.869353
DC Capitals 18U252131430.8611762
Lansing Capitals 18U251942400.89651
Indiana Jr Ice 18U251852380.768556
Milwaukee Jr Admirals 18U251780340.687759
Detroit Falcons 18U251681330.669562
Rocky Mountain Roughriders 18U251582320.647362
Wenatchee Wild 18U251483310.629266
Thunder AAA 18U251492300.68370
Pittsburgh Viper Stars 18U251384300.68671
Orange County 18U2511104260.526171
California Titans 18U2511140220.447883
Texas Tornado 18U2511140220.446385
Pikes Peak Miners 18U257180140.2883101
Omaha AAA 18U254165130.2664108
Motor City Metal Jackets 18U255200100.268113
St Louis Selects 18U254192100.263135
Boston Jr Rangers 18U254192100.264
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